Sarah turns 41 today, and that fact is almost as perplexing as celebrating our 48th wedding anniversary. Sarah will get this card when she arrives here on Saturday with Adam, Caleb, and Hannah. They'll be here a week, and then we're all headed to a cottage on a lake in Michigan for a week. She doesn't read my blog, so I'm not worried about her seeing the card online before she receives it. Even if she did, her day is so busy that's it's unlikely that she'd have time for blog reading anyway. Shortly after they return home, they're moving to a "new" house. Actually, it's a much older home in a lovely area in downtown Racine. It's a much friendlier neighborhood with sidewalks, lots of kids nearby, and just a block and a half to Lake Michigan. It's a good move for the kids---and for the adults who already have friends in the neighborhood. Getting ready for a move before a two-week vacation was not what they planned for when their vacation dates were set.
This card was inspired by (and is a very close CASe) of one by Carissa Wiley. It was created when Ellen Hutson released two new die sets--"Abstract Sunset" (which I used here) and "Abstract Mountain." Most of the cardstock used is from Concord and 9th.
I'm hoping it will remind Sarah of her two summers working at The Ghost Ranch. She absolutely love it there, and we were lucky enough to visit her for a few days the first year she was there. If you click through to the link, be sure to click around so you can see some of the beautiful landscapes. Georgia O'Keefe lived at The Ghost Ranch for part of many years, and painted some of the landscapes.
I love these colors together and chose a gold metallic paper for the moon (or sun depending on your inclination). Both the gold embossed sentiment and the die cut "you" are from Simon Says.
I did some ink blending on the top die cut pieces but decided not to to any on the other layers. I made several of these cards, and they are all just a bit different.
My blogging was erratic in July, and likely to be again in August as most of my time for the next two weeks will be spent with family and friends. I'm working on Kathy Racoosin's 3o Day Coloring Challenge, so there's likely to be a few new cards--as well as some for challenges if I can get some time in the craft room. The day to day posts for the challenge are beinf posted in my Instagram account. One of the options for the challenge is to do a little bit each day. So far I've done some watercoloring on a floral for the past two days, and expect to finish it tonight.
